School: Billeady (roll number 10645)
- Location:
- Bile Éadaí, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Dhálaigh
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- (continued from previous page)there was plenty of good food, such as to-day and at Easter, eggs were ate. About a hundreds years ago tea was first used. It was then sixteen shillings per lb.Wooden noggins were used before cups and they are still to be seen.
- The late Tom Gallagher
Cornamuckla
was famed for walking. He could easily walk fifty Irish miles in a day. His brother, Hugh, was also a good walker and could walk the same distance in the same time.The late Patrick Mulligan
Cremartin
was a powerful oarsman.(continues on next page)
